This is an amalgamation of several fairy tales including The Snow Queen. Jessica Day George has a great talent for taking well-known fairy tales and turning them into something new. I enjoyed this quite a lot. ( )

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When a great white bear promises untold riches to her family, the Lass agrees to go away with him. But the bear is not what he seems, nor is his castle. To unravel the mystery, the Lass sets out on a windswept journey beyond the edge of the world. Based on the Nordic legend East of the Sun, West of the Moon, with romantic echoes of Beauty and the Beast, this re-imagined story will leave fans of fantasy and fairy tale enchanted by Jessica Day George. [retrieved from Amazon 1/19/2012]

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A girl travels east of the sun and west of the moon to free her beloved prince from a magic spell.